Fastener for sleeve holders



Sept. 27, 1927.

1,643,627 H. P. NISSEN FASTENER FOR SLEEVE HOLDERS Filed Nov. 5, 1925 INVENTOR. HHRIEY I NISSEN Patented Sept. 27, 1927.

UNITED STATES.-

1,643.62? PATENT OFF-ICE.

HARRY P. NISSEN, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

FASTENER FOR SLEEVE HOLDERS.

Application filed November 3, 1925. Serial No. 66,445. I

sleeve holding devices which are used in combination with the snap type of cuff links, which devices may be disposed concealed within the cuffs when the cuffs are in use and will cause the cuffs to yieldahly grip the arms at any position thereon when the cuffs are folded back on the sleeves. Y

In carrying out this object I provide an elastic member having hook means at opposite ends for detachably connecting it to the opposite halves of the snap type for cuff link.- lVhen the cuff is in use the device is concealed within the cuff and the hooks do not interfere with the operation of the links."

= grip the arm to hold the sleeve in any desired position thereon. In this manner the cuff may be raised and retained above the elbow without rolling the sleeve which re-.

sults in wrinkling the cuff.

One form which the invention may assume is exemplified in thefollowing description and illustrated by way of example in "the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view of a portion of a shirt sleeve and arm disclosing the cuff folded back with my improved device applied to the cuff links.

Fig. 2 is a view looking into the end of the cuff disclosing the manner in which my device is concealed within the cuff when the latter is in use.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the novel type of hook employed for detachably connecting the device with the cuff links.

Referring more particularly to the ac voompanying drawings, 10 indicates a shirt sleeve on an arm 11. The shirt sleeve is formed with a cuff 12 which in Fig. 1 is shown as folded back upon itself. It is im material whether or not the cuff is of double or single type. The cuff and shirt sleeve are split as at 14t and the contiguous sides of the cuff are formed with button holes 15 for receiving cuff links.

The present invention is particularly applicable for use in connection with the snap type. of cuff links which comprises two halves having a male and female means for frictionally connecting them. Each half of the cuff link comprises a pair of spaced 'collars l6 joined by a shank 17 which is of smaller diameter than the collars. Connected to these halves of the link isa sleeve holding device 18 with which the present application is particularly concerned. This device comprises a strip ofelastic material 19 which is formed with loops at its opposite ends. These loops detachably connect vith hook members 20 which are adapted to detachably engage with the opposite halves of the cuff link. These hooks areadapted to engage the shanks 17 of the opposite halves of the cuff links so that they will be interposed between the inner collars 16 on the link and the cuff.

When the cuff is disposed in normal position with the cuff link halves connected, the elastic portion 19 of the device will be concealed within the cuff as disclosed in Fig. 2. i

' hen it is desired to raise the cuff on the armv for any reason the cuff link halves are disconnected and the cuff is folded back on the sleeve as disclosed in Fig. 1. This may be accomplished without disengaging the sleeve holding device 18 from the opposite halves of the cuff links.

In folding thevcuff over the shirt sleeve, the elastic portion 19 of the device 18 will be placed under tension so that the cuff will yieldably grip the arm. The cuffed end of the sleeve may then be drawn upwardly on the arm to any desired point, the elasticity of the portion 19 of the sleeve holder accommodating the different portions of the arm encountered. v Regardless of the position of the cuff on the arm, the elastic portion 19, being under tension, will cause the cuff to yielclably grip the arm, and maintain the sleeve in position. This is very desirable as it renders rolling of the sleeve unnecessary. Likewise the hooks 20 of the sleeveholding device 18 prevent the cuff link halves from becoming detached from the cuff and being lost.

I desire to call'attention to the novel con. struction of the hook 20. Referring to Fig.

3 wherein one of the hooks 20 is illustrated in detail, it is seen that the hook is formed terminate adjacent the longitudinal center the inner and outer rings.

of the hook. From this point the wires eX- tend outwardly,.thence longitudinally a short distance after which they are bent back upon themselves to form transverse portions 22 and 22 The transverse portion 22 is looped about the longitudinal center of the hook to form an inner ring 23. This ring is not a complete circle but terminates short of the transverse portion 22, and is then bent back upon itself to form an outer ring 24.

The point where the inner ring 23 is bent back upon itse f constitutes the tip 25 01'? the hook, which, as described, is located at a Spaced distance from the transverse portion 22 so that a throat 26 will be formed. It is also apparent from Fig. 3 that the outer ring 24 is spaced a distance from the inner ring 23. This outer ring is formed somewhat eccentric relative to the inner ring 23 so that one portion of the outer ring will be closely adjacent to that portion of the inner ring 23 opposite the throat 26. At this point a rigid connection 2'? is formed between the rings and the outer ring 24 is then continued into the transverse portion 22. As the transverse bars 21 or the ends of the wire are not connected. by pressing inwardly against the sides of the hook, as indicated by the arrows Ar-A, the transverse portion .22 and its bar 21 will move inwardly and will enlarge the throat 26. In other words, the transverse portion 22 pivots at the point where the inner ring is rigidly connected to the outer ring and will move away from the hook tip 25. This 'tip will remain stat-ionary relative to the remaining portion of the hook due to the rigid connection 27 between Although the inner ring 23 constitutes the engaging element for engaging the shank 17 of the cuff link halves, the outer ring 24 serves the function of a guard for preventing the inner ring from passing through the button hole and retains the cuff link halt in proper position.

It is also desired :to point out that due to the separating bars 21, the hook may be easily engaged with the elastic portion 19. The hook disclosed in the present instance is adapted for purposes other than in connection with the particular tormo't device here disclosed.

lVhile I have shown the preferred form or" my invention, it is to be understood that various changes in its construction may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claim. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a device of the character described. a hook formed of a single length of wire, the ends of which overlap and extend in parallelism outwardly in opposite directions to form a divided bar for engaging a loop, longitudinal portions at the outer ends of the bar, transverse port-ions formed as continuations of said longitudinal portions and extending inwardly, one of said transverse portions terminating in an inner ring, the other transverse portion terminating in an outer ring, contiguous ends of said rings forming a tip disposed short of the transverse portion terminating in the inner ring whereby a throat may be formed, a rigid connection. between the rings at a point diametrically opposite the throat, the transverse portion which terminates in an inner ring being yieldable whereby the throat may be enlarged if desired by pressing inwardly against both outer ends of the divided bar simultaneously.

HARRY P. NISSEN. 

